11-16-2006 Planning Commission Minutes

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2. The proposed rezoning to Shoreline Residential is mostly consistent with the Future Land Use Map, which designates the area adjacent to the shore as Shoreline Residential. The Future Land Use Map also designates the off-lake portions of these properties as Rural Residential. 3. The proposed rezoning to Shoreline Residential meets the compatibility requirements in that the properties are adjacent to the Water Resource zone; however, the compatibility requirements state that the zone should extend through the first tier of parcels to a public road or 500 feet from the OHW, whichever is closer to the water body. In this case, the public road, State Highway 371, is more than 1700 feet from the shoreline. 4. The subject properties meet the purpose and intent of the Shoreline Residential district to provide a district for riparian residential development. 5. The properties all meet the minimum lot size requirement of 20,000 square feet for the Shoreline Residential zone, being that the smallest property is just over two acres in size, with the majority of the properties being 8 or more acres in size. 6. Seven of the properties meet the minimum lot width standard of 100 feet for the Shoreline Residential zone, each being more than 200 feet wide. The property owned by the DNR (Parcel #290224100DB0009) is about 100 feet wide at the shoreline and roughly 33 feet wide along the highway. 7. Rezoning a portion of the properties adjacent to State Highway 371 to Commercial would not be compatible with the Future Land Use map which designates this area as future Rural Residential in character. 8. A rezoning of the portion of the properties along the Highway would be compatible with the surrounding zoning classifications as neighboring properties that have been subdivided are currently zoned Commercial and have been developed as such. 9. Rezoning the eastern portion of these properties to Commercial would meet the compatibility requirements for the Commercial district as the subject properties would serve as a buffer between higher intensity commercial areas and surrounding residential districts. 10. Rezoning the eastern portion of these properties to Commercial would not constitute spot-zoning as adjoining properties are currently zoned Commercial and properties on the east side of the Highway are also Commercial. 11. Rezoning these properties entirely to Shoreline Residential would constitute down-zoning as these properties were previously zoned Commercial along State Highway 371. The City has sought to avoid down-zoning unless requested by the property owner. All members voted"aye". Motion carried. APPLICANT: City of Pequot Lakes Applicant requests to rezone from Rural Residential to Rural Residential. Bonnie Watt, property owner. Parcel#290031101A00009. Planning Commission Minutes 2 November 16, 2006